Hot on the heels of revealing a number of discarded video game ideas and even an idea for a ‘Forgetting Game’ where the main character gradually forgets important information and abilities if you take too long a break from playing, Kojima has revealed he has left his staff a USB stick of game ideas for after he dies.
Flash memory won’t last forever especially if it isn’t plugged in once in a while.
Do you have a source? I’m not disputing you, I just wanna learn more on the subject.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flash_memory#Data_retention
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flash_memory#Data_retention
Overtime the the electrons in and flash dissipates if not powered.
The amount of time it takes varies.
You’re right to ask for a source, it should not be an offensive thing to ask for.
Luckily others have answered with citations. I was surprised and dismayed to learn that solid state memory isn’t so solid in the long run.
Maybe a better word would be Sturdy State - It can still topple.
Oh, Steve Gibson gave an excellent description of this in Security Now two weeks ago:
Security Now #1023: Preventing Windows Sandbox Abuse
and this is the Tom’s Hardware article he’s referencing:
Unpowered SSD endurance investigation finds severe data loss and performance issues
Steve is an expert in this field, he makes SpinRite, which is probably the best tool on the market for drive health testing and repair.
That guy’s still at it?! Fairly sure I listened to him (and Leo… Laporte ?) podcasting 15-20 years ago. Crazy
All storage dies eventually. Flash memory (which is solid state) slowly has its data decay when it is not powered.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Data_degradation
All storage dies eventually.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Entropy